The studio that brought us BioShock has confirmed it'll be unveiling its new project tomorrow.

At the end of July, Irrational Games sent out a flyer that asked the media to "please save the date" of August 11 for an event, but we didn't know why. Would Irrational use the date to reveal a new logo or something else that would disappoint those of use waiting for information on the studio's top-secret "Project Icarus?"

Not a chance: Ken Levine has confirmed that Irrational Games' current project in development will be revealed on August 11 to the press, which will come in the form of a trailer and a live demonstration. On the following day, the trailer will be released to the public on WhatIsIcarus.com, a teaser site that has been running for quite some time now.

Over the past few weeks, WhatIsIcarus.com has featured a dark, cloudy background with small white circles appearing in a different spot every day. Now, we see that the circles were revealing hints of a hidden figure 8 (or sideways infinity symbol), as the site shows the circle in motion today. Members of the Irrational Games forums have worked out a full image of the symbol from the website, not that it's helping speculation at all.

So what does the figure 8 mean? Is it a reference to a game that Irrational or Ken Levine has previously worked on, including Thief, System Shock, Freedom Force, or BioShock? Is it a mega-teaser for something completely new? If it's a game from a previous series, the silence on anything related to a new System Shock title seems to indicate that it's the series' turn to make an appearance, with Thief and BioShock already taken over by other studios.

Ken Levine hopes that people will see the trailer prior to reading any news on the new game, saying: "Trust me, there's a reason." Irrational Games really knows how to build anticipation, huh?

A new project? Well I think that it was already pretty clear that Thief 4, or Thi4f was in development for quite some time now.

I still have to play the first games though. They won't work on my computer but they look sooooo good.

Somehow I hope for the BioShock prequel I've been thinking about for quite some time now. My personal perfect BioShock game. Fat chance that it'll be that, but I can dream right?

MongoBaer:Negits on BS3. BS2 killed the series. BTW, I loved BioShock. It didn't need a sequel.

Oh no! The source material is alive and kicking and there's still so much left that's completely untouched and full of potential for a fantastic game. We haven't even seen Rapture before it's fall yet! We haven't seen Rapture alive. Oh I'd kill for that...

I already cried bitter tears after Deadly Shadows, thank you very much. Then I replayed the original two just to feel less dirty. And the though of Thief 4 sends unpleasant shivers down my spine; though I will try to be a good Taffer and wait out before passing final judgement.

I already cried bitter tears after Deadly Shadows, thank you very much. Then I replayed the original two just to feel less dirty. And the though of Thief 4 sends unpleasant shivers down my spine; though I will try to be a good Taffer and wait out before passing final judgement.

In short: For the possibility of a System Shock remake.

But Deadly Shadows had the Shalebridge Cradle didnt it? That was a great level if memory serves. Two is clearly the best mind but 3 wasnt a shocker

I already cried bitter tears after Deadly Shadows, thank you very much. Then I replayed the original two just to feel less dirty. And the though of Thief 4 sends unpleasant shivers down my spine; though I will try to be a good Taffer and wait out before passing final judgement.

In short: For the possibility of a System Shock remake.

Thief 4 was already announced a while ago (http://www.thief4.com/) so, if its a revival of an old series, I'm guessing System Shock (though Freedom Force was kick-ass)

Bioshock was such a letdown. The graphics were gorgeous but the gameplay was totally vapid. The hacking pipe dream game was particularly painful.

The story was meh considering all the hype. I think gamers are so used to poor writing that they confuse "has a plot" with "has a great story." Planscape Torment, Baldurs Gate 2, (Star Control 2 for you oldies) and Kotor 1 had great stories. System Shock 2 had a good story but I liked 1 better.

To be a good RPG with a leveling system requires the decisions a player makes while leveling to affect the gameplay, and Bioshock barely did. Otherwise they are false choices only there to claim RPGness when in reality it is just an action game. Bioshock, Mass Effect 2, and Fallout 3 all suffer from this.

I really hope Deus Ex doesn't suck. To tarnish the name of the greatest game ever made would hurt my feelings.

Bioshock Backlash makes me sad. It was GOOD people! You're just sick of hearing people talk about it, and that's ok. The reaction just got a little out of control. Bioshock 2 was good too, but it wasn't AS good, and there's quite a lot of shame in the idea of a developer moving backward rather than forward.

As for Levine's new project, is it too much to hope for a new Master of Orion game?